Conservative Party

Bestselling British author, former politician jailed for perjury, Jeffrey Archer dies at 86

Archer sold over 300 million copies worldwide and was known for pacy thrillers like his 1976 debut Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less and 1979's Kane & Abel.

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London Mayoral Candidate Jeffrey Archer addresses Conservative delegates at the hustings in London's Methodist Hall, September 14, 1999.
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, formerly convicted of racially aggravated harassment and imprisoned for stirring up hatred against a north London Jewish community.

British Conservative Party defends inclusion of former neo-Nazi as local election candidate

Joshua Bonehill-Paine in 2015 was convicted of racially aggravated harassment of a Labour member of parliament, and had also been imprisoned for stirring up hatred against a London Jewish community.

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Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

“If settlements are illegal, why have we not made an outright ban on trade? What exactly is it that we’re waiting for?” said Abtisam Mohamed, a Labour politician.

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Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, US, December 11, 2025.

Suspect in Kirk killing expressed regret after shooting, roommate says

Charlie Kirk, a prominent ally of US President Donald Trump, was killed by Tyler Robinson in front of thousands as he debated students at Utah Valley University.

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Boris Johnson's Conservatives achieve historic landslide election win

The prime minister will now move ahead with plans to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union.

DECEMBER 13, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes questions during a news conference at the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2019

Boris Johnson set to become UK PM as Conservatives announce new leader

Johnson, a former London mayor who resigned as foreign minister a year ago over May's Brexit plans, is the clear favorite to replace her, with several polls putting him on around 70 percent.

JULY 23, 2019ByREUTERS
Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 3, 2018.

Britain’s next prime minister - Opinion

The list of names is put to the party’s MPs in a series of votes that eliminates one name each time. When only two names are left, the party membership nationwide is invited to choose one.

JUNE 5, 2019ByNEVILLE TELLER
BORIS JOHNSON, one of many contenders for the Conservative leadership